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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does AEF stand for?
(a) American Expenditure Force.
(b) Allied Executive Force.
(c) American Executive Force.
(d) Allied Expeditionary Force.

2. What is the assignment of Sgt. Elmo Jones, 505th PIR?
(a) Pathfinder.
(b) Paratrooper.
(c) Skipper.
(d) Gunner.

3. What does Eisenhower want to paralyze in the weeks leading up to D-Day?
(a) German artillery stockpiles.
(b) German oil reserves.
(c) French railway system.
(d) French and German farms.

4. At what hour does Rommel hear of the invasion?
(a) 0730.
(b) 0930.
(c) 1030.
(d) 0600.

5. Who is a master of sabotage against the Germans?
(a) French Resistance.
(b) Polish POWs.
(c) Jewish prisoners.
(d) American spies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the favorite boredom killer in the days leading up to the invasion?

2. Who is against the initial plans for the British airborne forces to take Caen?

3. How many troops drop into Normandy on D-Day?

4. How long is the flight over England and the Channel for the paratroopers?

5. How many phases has the Assault Training Center broken down into?

(see the answer key)

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